Crossword clues for carling
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Carline \Car"line\, Carling \Car"ling\n. [Cf. F. carlingur, Sp. Pg., & It. carlinga.] (Naut.) A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 (context nautical English) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking. 2 (alternative form of carlin nodot=1 English) (gloss: old woman) Etymology 2
n. (alternative form of care nodot=1 English), used in Carling Sunday or Care Sunday.
Wikipedia
Carling may mean:
In shipbuilding, carlings are two pieces of timber laid fore and aft under the deck of a ship, from one beam to another, directly over the keel. They serve as a foundation for the whole body of the ship; on these the ledges rest, whereon the planks of the deck, and other structures are fastened. The ends of the curlings are let culvertail into the beams.
The great carlings are those on which the mainmast stands. There are also carlings of the capstan, among others.
Carling knees are timbers going traversely, from the sides to the hatchway, serving to sustain the deck on both sides.
Carling is a unisex given name of Gaelic Irish origin. It is a variant form of Carl.
Usage examples of "carling".
Men, women and children, shipped in down the Carling Line from the branded prison hulks orbiting Cor Caroli, accidentally ingested the substrates, then screamed all night and in the morning spoke in tongues.
And another thing--I'm bound to say it of myself,' Carling claimed close hearing of Fenellan over a shelf of saladstuff, 'no one who comes near her has any real weight with her in this matter.
Twice had Carling that afternoon, indirectly and directly, stated Mrs.
She was now harmless to strike: Themison, Carling, Jarniman, even the Rev.
The rope around his neck and up to a cabin carling, the equivalent of a ceiling joist, had evidently been cut from a topsail halyard, because it was that size of line.
In the end they were so crazed with frustration that the second I got within four feet of him with the gherkins Una threw herself across the room like Will Carling and said, 'Mark, you must take Bridget's telephone number before you go, then you can get in touch when you're in London.